Vinyl laurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2146-71-6

    Molecular formula
    C14H26O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC=C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 72.81%
    Fruity 71.39%
    Waxy 65.89%
    Oily 51.2%
    Green 50.41%
    Winey 44.57%
    Dairy 35.74%
    Cognac 35.13%
    Pineapple 34.8%
    Sweet 34.2%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 63.1%
    Fatty 50.81%
    Fruity 49.44%
    Oily 45.19%
    Soapy 40.31%
    Creamy 38.27%
    Sweet 35.9%
    Fat 33.05%
    Coconut 31.84%
    Green 29.71%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.8

    pKa est.
    7.48 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    226.35 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    276°C

    Flash point

    • 118.52 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Vinyl laurate
    • 2146-71-6
    • ethenyl dodecanoate
    • Vinyl dodecanoate
    • Dodecanoic acid, ethenyl ester
    • Lauric acid, vinyl ester
    • CP59R9UN62
    • NSC-32650
    • DTXSID7074953
    • RefChem:194323
    • DTXCID9036482
    • 218-414-7
    • Lauric Acid Vinyl Ester
    • MFCD00048421
    • VinylLaurate(stabilizedwithMEHQ)
    • Vinyl Laurate (stabilized with MEHQ)
    • dodecanoic acid vinyl ester
    • UNII-CP59R9UN62
    • SCHEMBL18055
    • orb2939623
    • NSC32650
    • EINECS 218-414-7
    • Vinyl laurate, >=99.0% (GC)
    • NSC 32650
    • AKOS028108503
    • HY-W106424
    • LS-14354
    • SY052257
    • DB-045591
    • CS-0167844
    • L0090
    • NS00009930
    • EC 218-414-7
    • Vinyl laurate, produced by Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen, Germany, >=98.0% (GC)
    • 2146-71-6

  • Applications

    Vinyl laurate (CAS 2146-71-6) is mainly used as a monomer and building block for vinyl ester polymers and copolymers, including specialty coatings, inks, and adhesive formulations. It also functions as a reactive diluent and monomer in UV-curable coatings, enabling fast cure and film formation. As an industrial intermediate, it supports the synthesis of specialty esters and polymeric materials used in coatings and adhesives. In electronics, vinyl laurate–based formulations can serve as protective coatings and encapsulants with good solvent resistance and durability. It may be evaluated for fragrance and flavor chemistry as a synthetic building block for aroma compound families. These applications reflect its role as a reactive monomer in polymer and coating technologies and as a processing intermediate in industrial manufacturing.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 691.61
    methanol 532.68
    isopropanol 751.84
    water 0.0
    ethyl acetate 1959.92
    n-propanol 697.47
    acetone 2296.75
    n-butanol 752.54
    acetonitrile 709.66
    DMF 1873.0
    toluene 765.75
    isobutanol 649.81
    1,4-dioxane 1442.05
    methyl acetate 1152.13
    THF 3951.06
    2-butanone 2219.94
    n-pentanol 619.41
    sec-butanol 818.14
    n-hexane 413.23
    ethylene glycol 23.23
    NMP 2194.27
    cyclohexane 632.69
    DMSO 2234.62
    n-butyl acetate 1975.93
    n-octanol 300.2
    chloroform 2513.03
    n-propyl acetate 1668.99
    acetic acid 441.25
    dichloromethane 2819.14
    cyclohexanone 3895.68
    propylene glycol 88.37
    isopropyl acetate 1464.51
    DMAc 1685.0
    2-ethoxyethanol 708.76
    isopentanol 843.27
    n-heptane 173.17
    ethyl formate 674.73
    1,2-dichloroethane 2433.54
    n-hexanol 654.85
    2-methoxyethanol 934.58
    isobutyl acetate 963.78
    tetrachloromethane 411.04
    n-pentyl acetate 1114.46
    transcutol 3049.93
    n-heptanol 267.02
    ethylbenzene 469.85
    MIBK 1281.85
    2-propoxyethanol 1012.49
    tert-butanol 1047.27
    MTBE 1855.71
    2-butoxyethanol 548.81
    propionic acid 496.65
    o-xylene 483.03
    formic acid 51.52
    diethyl ether 1858.27
    m-xylene 549.82
    p-xylene 625.86
    chlorobenzene 1123.86
    dimethyl carbonate 248.09
    n-octane 58.72
    formamide 119.93
    cyclopentanone 3468.63
    2-pentanone 2213.22
    anisole 807.94
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2326.55
    gamma-butyrolactone 2703.06
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 963.48
    pyridine 1914.83
    3-pentanone 1360.68
    furfural 1685.49
    n-dodecane 32.64
    diethylene glycol 347.85
    diisopropyl ether 617.24
    tert-amyl alcohol 1046.02
    acetylacetone 1835.79
    n-hexadecane 41.03
    acetophenone 828.21
    methyl propionate 1186.55
    isopentyl acetate 1613.29
    trichloroethylene 3662.26
    n-nonanol 279.05
    cyclohexanol 1143.78
    benzyl alcohol 490.83
    2-ethylhexanol 568.07
    isooctanol 279.21
    dipropyl ether 1197.08
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1024.22
    ethyl lactate 360.62
    propylene carbonate 1310.81
    n-methylformamide 533.08
    2-pentanol 687.62
    n-pentane 202.24
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1031.48
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1339.7
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 600.34
    mesitylene 379.65
    ε-caprolactone 2427.66
    p-cymene 282.41
    epichlorohydrin 2986.12
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2207.72
    2-aminoethanol 121.49
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1496.92
    sulfolane 3122.29
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 98.21
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3325.02
    n-hexyl acetate 1266.51
    isooctane 81.65
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 810.57
    sec-butyl acetate 1154.0
    tert-butyl acetate 1607.15
    decalin 218.19
    glycerin 104.48
    diglyme 1647.64
    acrylic acid 274.59
    isopropyl myristate 414.52
    n-butyric acid 1281.74
    acetyl acetate 817.58
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 282.84
    ethyl propionate 1316.79
    nitromethane 1089.33
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1686.54
    benzonitrile 814.7
    trioctyl phosphate 217.71
    1-bromopropane 1869.09
    gamma-valerolactone 3016.92
    n-decanol 191.83
    triethyl phosphate 406.9
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 429.77
    propionitrile 815.89
    vinylene carbonate 907.0
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1237.06
    DMS 695.76
    cumene 302.0
    2-octanol 248.24
    2-hexanone 1766.77
    octyl acetate 482.03
    limonene 576.22
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1960.45
    ethyl orthosilicate 402.66
    tributyl phosphate 330.24
    diacetone alcohol 1162.94
    N,N-dimethylaniline 535.03
    acrylonitrile 756.63
    aniline 644.92
    1,3-propanediol 283.27
    bromobenzene 1396.51
    dibromomethane 2126.53
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3237.09
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 860.93
    tetrabutyl urea 451.52
    diisobutyl methanol 346.94
    2-phenylethanol 540.41
    styrene 615.58
    dioctyl adipate 611.72
    dimethyl sulfate 501.66
    ethyl butyrate 1290.12
    methyl lactate 306.24
    butyl lactate 611.55
    diethyl carbonate 643.24
    propanediol butyl ether 428.62
    triethyl orthoformate 745.97
    p-tert-butyltoluene 278.48
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 615.63
    morpholine 2239.86
    tert-butylamine 709.61
    n-dodecanol 140.96
    dimethoxymethane 1122.4
    ethylene carbonate 859.14
    cyrene 531.49
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1112.5
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1311.6
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1141.0
    4-methylpyridine 1999.82
    dibutyl ether 1122.87
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 346.94
    DEF 2077.6
    dimethyl isosorbide 1262.49
    tetrachloroethylene 1751.33
    eugenol 505.0
    triacetin 866.69
    span 80 603.12
    1,4-butanediol 118.9
    1,1-dichloroethane 2433.53
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 652.86
    methyl formate 336.68
    2-methyl-1-butanol 750.96
    n-decane 70.95
    butyronitrile 1169.57
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 401.96
    1-chlorooctane 387.24
    1-chlorotetradecane 122.48
    n-nonane 75.47
    undecane 45.19
    tert-butylcyclohexane 179.56
    cyclooctane 153.63
    cyclopentanol 1064.26
    tetrahydropyran 3203.06
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1345.01
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 996.72
    1-hexene 1250.25
    2-isopropoxyethanol 671.22
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 102.68
    methyl butyrate 1887.82

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction